diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_associations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_associations_test.rb
index b1066fb24c..01afa087be 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_associations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_associations_test.rb
@@ -1150,6 +1150,13 @@ class HasManyAssociationsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert companies(:first_firm).clients.include?(Client.find(2))
   end
 
+  def test_included_in_collection_for_new_records
+    client = Client.create(:name => 'Persisted')
+    assert_nil client.client_of
+    assert !Firm.new.clients_of_firm.include?(client),
+           'includes a client that does not belong to any firm'
+  end
+
   def test_adding_array_and_collection
     assert_nothing_raised { Firm.first.clients + Firm.all.last.clients }
   end